anyone marry someone in another country. how long did it take to get him/her here? how awful was the process?
2007-10-05 15:46:50 · 7 answers · asked by phantom43 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
i am an american and he is from india.
2007-10-05 16:11:39 · update #1
im not asking advice about whether to do it or not or internet dateing..i have spent alot of time with him. and he doesnt live in india.(although he has an indian passport) i dont want to live where he is although he asked me to live with him because it would be easier. i was curious about those who have done it. and what was involved in it.
2007-10-05 16:27:30 · update #2
My hubby is American and i am German . The whole process took about a year .We married in the USA and then i went back to Germany to wait for the Visa . It could have been faster but our petition took place in Texas .Texas and California are States where you have to wait longer because of the mexican border ( lot more immigrants ).
The process was long but not awfull because the Americans are very polite people . Also in the Embassys :). If you need info's how to start , send me an email and i help as good as i can .
Ahh , and i just came recently to the USA (2006 ).
I add the link from the USCIS , because here you gonna find all your forms (so you can download them ).
http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=db029c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD
You also find there "step by step " advices . The US-Embassy Website in India will also be helpfull , because there you find instructions for Indian people .
Here
http://newdelhi.usembassy.gov/immigrant_visas.html
Sorry for my bad English grammar ,good luck & all the best .
@Yosi , wow , sorry to hear that . And i thought i waited long :(.
2007-10-05 16:50:19 · answer #1 · answered by Erdnusslöckchen 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My husband came to the US from England for three months. He went home for a month, then came back and was told at customs that he was spending too much time in the US and wouldn't be allowed back in if he went back and tried to return. After talking the immigration and the embassy, the only way he would be able to stay was if we got married..so we did. That was 7 years ago.
It wasn't that terrible once we got the ball rolling. It did take over a year, but that was before 9.11. Waiting in the Immigration office was probably the worst of it. Most of the officers were nice. The last person who interviewed us was retiring and even shared some stories from his career.
I think the process is what you make of it. If you go to all the meetings/ appointments together, you can make it fun.
Good luck!
2007-10-05 16:27:56 · answer #2 · answered by CakeOrDeath? 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is usually a traumatic experience and leaves you drained.But apart from this consider the Cultrual aspect that is what usually contributes to a failure.Talking on the internet for months is not Love you need time with the person before even considering Marriage.Words you dont want to hear but people will resort to anything to get a residence Visa,think carefully.Think you are British in which case the trolley man at ASDA fancies you to bits and you ignore him because of your obsession with your Intl friend.
2007-10-05 16:16:03 · answer #3 · answered by realdolby 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the situation with worldwide marriage, as good as marrying from your race or faith, is change. Many persons don't appreciate or have a tolerance for change. it may be difficult on couples that come from very specific backgrounds to uncover average flooring if you want to maintain a longer term dating. If you desire to marry worldwide, pass reside in that tradition for a couple of years then make a selection. Men are guys what ever nation they arrive from. we're the entire equal beneath... well and dangerous
2016-09-05 19:27:18 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the time fraME ON THE PROCESSES DEPENDS ON WHERE YOU ARE FILING LIKE I LIVE IN TEXAS AND THE FILING PROCESS WAS EASY IT IS THE WAITING THAT IS THE HARDEST BECAUSE MY HUSBAND IS A MEXICAN AND I AM AN AMERICAN SO WE HAVE BEEN WAITING ABOUT 6 YEARS DUE TO PAPER WORK AND THE MONEY ISSUE RIGHT NOW HE IS NOT able to come into the coutr due to waiting oin a visa number the trick is not to get fustrated with the processes so good luck
2007-10-05 18:03:25 · answer #5 · answered by yosi22 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depending on where you live the processes are different.
I'm a Canadian who Married a Mexican.She moved to Canada for a few years and then I moved to Mexico.
If you do things right and legal there's nothing awfully about it.
2007-10-05 16:06:10 · answer #6 · answered by Chiprat 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
About a year if you are coming to America
2007-10-05 17:44:20 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋